[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53083-53084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13822]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0874, OMB 3060-1215; FR ID 227143]


Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general 
public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it 
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for small 
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.''

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before July 25, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into 
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In 
addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your 
comment on the proposed information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC, 
via email to [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the 
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) go to the web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently 
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the 
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) 
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies 
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button 
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the Title of this ICR and 
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to 
OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be 
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB 
control number.
    As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC invited the general public and other Federal Agencies to 
take this opportunity to comment on the following information 
collection. Comments are requested concerning: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information 
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's 
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 
2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks 
specific comment on how it might ``further reduce the information 
collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 
employees.''
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0874.
    Title: Consumer Complaint Center: Informal Consumer Complaints.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit entities; Not for profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 269,680 respondents; 269,680 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes (.25 hour) to 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. The statutory authority for this 
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 208 and 47 U.S.C. 1754(e).
    Total Annual Burden: 68,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission consolidated all of the FCC informal 
consumer complaint intake into an online consumer complaint portal, 
which allows the Commission to better manage the collection of informal 
consumer complaints. Informal consumer complaints consist of informal 
consumer complaints, inquiries and comments. This revised information 
collection requests OMB approval for the addition of a layer of 
consumer reported complaint information related to digital 
discrimination complaints. In addition, changes to certain complaint 
forms to improve the clarity, ease of use and utility of the CCC.
    This will allow the Commission to process consumer complaints more 
efficiently and provide more detailed data to inform enforcement and 
policy efforts.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-1215.
    Title: Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz for Mobile Radio 
Services.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local and tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 478 respondents; 1,846 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third 
party disclosure requirement; upon commencement of service, at end of 
license term, or 2024 for incumbent licensees.
    Obligation to Respond: Statutory authority for this collection are 
contained in sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 201, 225, 227, 301, 302, 
302a, 303, 304, 307, 309, 310, 316, 319, 332, and 336 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157, 
160, 201, 225, 227, 301, 302, 302a, 303, 304, 307, 309, 310, 316, 319, 
332, 336, Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as 
amended, 47 U.S.C. 1302.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,574 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $533,500.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is activating sections 30.104 and 
30.107, because existing 28 GHz licensees shall be required to make a 
performance requirement showing pursuant to section 30.104 by June 16, 
2024, and after that date, the obligation to report discontinuance 
pursuant to section 30.107 will apply. The activation of the rules will 
change the number of

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respondents, the annual number of responses, annual burden hours and 
annual costs under this collection.
    The other rule sections previously approved under OMB Control 
Number 3060-1215 have not changed.


Sec.  30.104,  Subpart B--Applications and Licenses--Construction 
Requirements

    (a) UMFUS (Upper Microwave Flexible Use Service) licensees must 
make a buildout showing as part of their renewal applications. 
Licensees relying on mobile or point-to-multipoint service must show 
that they are providing reliable signal coverage and service to at 
least 40 percent of the population within the service area of the 
licensee, and that they are using facilities to provide service in that 
area either to customers or for internal use. Licensees relying on 
point-to-point service must demonstrate that they have four links 
operating and providing service, either to customers or for internal 
use, if the population within the license area is equal to or less than 
268,000. If the population within the license area is greater than 
268,000, a licensee relying on point-to-point service must demonstrate 
it has at least one link in operation and is providing service for each 
67,000 population within the license area.
    (b) Existing 39 GHz licensees shall not be required to make a 
showing pursuant to this rule and shall be governed by the provisions 
of Sec.  101.17 of this chapter if the expiration date of their license 
is prior to March 1, 2021. Showings that rely on a combination of 
multiple types of service will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
    (c) If a licensee in this service is also a Fixed-Satellite Service 
(FSS) licensee and uses the spectrum covered under its UMFUS license in 
connection with a satellite earth station, it can demonstrate 
compliance with the requirements of this section by demonstrating that 
the earth station in question is in service, operational, and using the 
spectrum associated with the license. This provision can only be used 
to demonstrate compliance for the county in which the earth station is 
located.
    (d) Failure to meet this requirement will result in automatic 
cancellation of the license. In bands licensed on a Partial Economic 
Area basis, licensees will have the option of partitioning a license on 
a county basis in order to reduce the population within the license 
area to a level where the licensee's buildout would meet one of the 
applicable performance metrics.
    (e) Existing 28 GHz and 39 GHz licensees shall be required to make 
a showing pursuant to this rule by June 1, 2024.


Sec.  30.107,  Subpart B--Applications and Licenses--Discontinuance of 
Service

    An Upper Microwave Flexible Use License authorization will 
automatically terminate, without specific Commission action, if the 
licensee permanently discontinues service after the initial license 
term.
    (a) For licensees with common carrier regulatory status, permanent 
discontinuance of service is defined as 180 consecutive days during 
which a licensee does not provide service to at least one subscriber 
that is not affiliated with, controlled by, or related to the licensee 
in the individual license area. For licensees with non-common carrier 
status, permanent discontinuance of service is defined as 180 
consecutive days during which a licensee does not operate.
    (b) A licensee that permanently discontinues service as defined in 
this section must notify the Commission of the discontinuance within 10 
days by filing FCC Form 601 or 605 requesting license cancellation. An 
authorization will automatically terminate, without specific Commission 
action, if service is permanently discontinued as defined in this 
section, even if a licensee fails to file the required form requesting 
license cancellation.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-13822 Filed 6-24-24; 8:45 am]
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